U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) sent letters to the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seeking more information.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2019 @ 12:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Friday afternoon, in a shock reversal, Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who had stated earlier in the morning that he would vote in favor of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, shifted his position and stated that he would not vote for Kavanaugh on the Senate floor without ...
Published: Saturday, September 29th, 2018 @ 3:24 am
By: Daily Wire
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Today's Brett Kavanaugh Judiciary Committee circus, with a coordinated effort of core Democrats / Liberals /Socialists in full control of the Clown Car was a pathetic, yet frightening display of core Democrats' messaging to their muddleheaded minions.
Published: Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 @ 9:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump met with Republican and Democrat Senators to discuss advancing the Administration's legislative priorities, in particular tax cuts for the middle class.
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2017 @ 12:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released news that they'd found evidence that in April and May 2016, then-FBI Director James Comey prepared a statement letting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton off the hook.
Published: Tuesday, September 5th, 2017 @ 4:28 pm
By: Daily Wire
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This week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced The Veterans Priority Enrollment Act of 2017, bipartisan legislation to ensure that veterans, servicemembers, and surviving spouses and children of servicemembers who have died in the line of duty can take full advantage
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2017 @ 9:30 am
By: Thom Tillis
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The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act will help protect living eugenics victims receiving compensation payments by excluding their payments from being used in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, federal public benefits.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 @ 11:46 pm
By: Russell Allen
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The Senate has many so-called "moderate Republicans" like the ones who support more gun controls. One must assume they haven't read the Constitution they swore an oath to protect and preserve.
Published: Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 @ 1:44 pm
By: John Pizzo
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Four Democrats are vying for their party’s nomination to the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Richard Burr: Durham businessman Kevin Griffin; retired Army Capt. Ernest Reeves of Greenville; Spring Lake Mayor Chris Rey; and former state Rep. Deborah Ross of Raleigh.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2016 @ 10:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined seven senators today calling for a pause in the Syrian and Iraqi refugee programs until authorities are able to detect the use of fake passports following reports ISIS has a "fake document industry" with passport machines and blank passports. In a letter to Sec
Published: Saturday, February 6th, 2016 @ 7:21 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Wanna know how the Mexican Border Fence could be built in a heartbeat?
Published: Friday, January 22nd, 2016 @ 11:33 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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In less than 21 days, including the Thanksgiving holiday, Congress pushed through a bill that is over 1,000 pages long and has at least 391 pages worth of changes in it from the original version.
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 8:17 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, the United States Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 with bipartisan support.
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 @ 8:14 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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It sounds like something out of one of The Godfather movies, or the final days of Nixon. But the reports we're getting make that headline look like a real possibility.
Published: Thursday, July 30th, 2015 @ 5:50 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Republican state senators want to make North Carolina's income tax system more progressive.
Published: Thursday, June 25th, 2015 @ 6:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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At cato.org, Walter Olson has posted an interesting discussion of how politicians are increasingly inclined to criminalize politically incorrect speech...
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2015 @ 4:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory is partnering with our state's U.S. senators and representatives to raise awareness among young North Carolina students about the rewarding educational opportunity available through attendance at one of our nation's Service Academies.
Published: Saturday, September 20th, 2014 @ 6:58 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The online dictionary defines “pork barrel” spending as “a government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents.”
Published: Monday, July 7th, 2014 @ 8:35 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Asked about the bipartisan absence of House members, putting Republicans in the same camp as Democrats against a conservative cause, Collins said, "Yes, to me it's an embarrassment to conservatives whenever we are mandating things on the private market."
Published: Friday, May 23rd, 2014 @ 5:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A reader forwarded to us an email conversation they had with NCGOP chairman Claude Pope. (Of course, we came up.)
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 1:22 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The New York Times finally noticed a Tea Party-aligned Cary physician running for the US Senate in North Carolina. McClatchy licked its chops and piled on.
Published: Sunday, November 10th, 2013 @ 7:29 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Apparently, Richard Burr thinks keeping The New York Times happy IS more important than saving the country.
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2013 @ 1:14 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Sarah Palin re-invigorated the idea that a new political party could solve some of the problems with the two identical twin parties we have now.
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2013 @ 2:39 am
By: Hood Richardson
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That feisty bunch at Heritage Action has been shooting with both barrels at The Tar Heel State's US Senators.
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 @ 7:15 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A Sunshine Week meeting to discuss a proposed new law making a violation of the state's open government laws found some senators not too keen on the idea.
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 @ 7:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Instead of DOING their constitutionally-mandated job of passing a budget, the GOP-dominated House has decided to play along with the Ruling Class's never-ending cycle of continuing resolutions -- guaranteeing another "crisis" at the end of September.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 4:02 am
By: Brant Clifton
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